How do we keep our kids close while cultivating the confidence they'll need to grow up? How do we navigate the inevitable dips, divides, and potholes? Where do we find the strength, self-awareness, and wisdom that amount to a path forward?

Despite the parenting opportunities in the tween years, we often spend time focused on academics and the social concerns of elementary school then quickly pivot to worries about safety, drugs, sex and the rebellious behavioral issues of the teen years. We think we're connecting but we're not. We miss the neurological explosion that is taking place before us as tweens experience four significant changes that shake them (and us) to their core.

- Their brains are changing.
- They feel and experience emotions they do not recognize.
- They're hyperaware of themselves.
- They do not know how to express themselves.

Most importantly, parents still have a "seat at the table" to make positive impressions on their tweens as they prepare them for the teenage years.

About the Author
In her 20+ years as a family therapist, Amanda Craig, PhD, LMFT has worked in a variety of settings, including research departments, juvenile corrections facilities, high schools, Fortune 500 companies, substance abuse programs and university/college classrooms. She has administered counseling and therapy services to tweens, adolescents, adults, couples and families. A seasoned public speaker and published author of research papers, her awards and recognition include Certificate of Appreciation from the New York State Division of Parole (2008); Eleven years of Service on the Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee of Minnesota (2007); Certificate of Recognition Office of the Governor Juvenile Justice (2007).


Book Information
ISBN 9781546003083
Author Amanda Craig
Format Hardback
Page Count 288
Imprint Worthy Books
Publisher Little, Brown & Company
Weight(grams) 480g
Dimensions(mm) 232mm * 160mm * 26mm